--- title: Acronis Blog description: Stay up to date with the latest cybersecurity and cyber protection news, research, vulnerabilities, threats and computer attacks. canonical_url: https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/categories/it-channel-insights/page/45/ locale: en last_updated: 2026-10-27 --- # Acronis Blog [Acronis Blog](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/) IT channel insights # Most recent on IT channel insights [![Image 1: From AI vision to MSP action: The journey continues this October](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/65821c3bd72f935cd680e584fe43de66.png) 23 September 2026 — 4 min read From AI vision to MSP action: The journey continues this October The first event answered why AI matters and the second event demonstrated what's possible. Acronis Accelerate: Time to Act brings those ideas to life through a practical, workflow-driven experience that follows a future day in the life of an MSP.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/from-ai-vision-to-msp-action-the-journey-continues-this-october/) [16 January 2018 — 2 min read ![Image 2: How Acronis VARs Can Package, Market and Sell GDPR-Compliant Data Protection Products](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/f62a350b7e35dfe1e3dd057a635af90b.png) PARTNER SPOTLIGHT: CloudLinux Releases a More Robust Imunify360 Product with Help from Acronis There’s strength in numbers, which is why so many techies enjoy working with collaborative, open-source systems like Linux. Bouncing a good idea between several people can usually improve it more quickly than if one person had to refine it on their own. The same can be true for a company that’s looking to enhance its offering. Sometimes getting to the next level means developing an alliance that will allow the company to leapfrog what they otherwise would have had to spend time and resources developing independently. Recently, CloudLinux found it was ready to take another big step to improve its offerings and determined that the right partner could add even more value. Let’s take a look.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/partner-spotlight-cloudlinux-releases-more-robust-imunify360-product-help-acronis/) [15 January 2018 — 13 min read ![Image 3: 3 Steps to Reduce Work Stress and Grow in 2018](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/e44479aa9902652a121944102811a7bd.png) GlobeImposter ransomware: A holiday gift from the Necurs botnet On December 26, 2017, the Necurs botnet delivered a late Christmas gift – the new version of GlobeImposter ransomware. Attached to spam messages as zip archives, the zip archive contains a JavaScript that downloads and installs ransomware on a victim’s computer.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/globeimposter-ransomware-holiday-gift-necurs-botnet/) [14 January 2018 — 2 min read ![Image 4: Eggnog Reflections](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/30ed349a67c19cf8c26685d868f90f47.png) Microsoft’s Patch of Meltdown-Spectre Proves the Need for Backup The ancient Greeks once warned about “the cure being worse than the disease.” Unfortunately, that’s exactly what’s happened when Microsoft released its patches for the Meltdown-Spectre vulnerabilities. Microsoft’s fix is bricking some computers, proving once again that creating a backup before installing any system update is critical.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/microsofts-patch-meltdown-spectre-proves-need-backup/) [09 January 2018 — 2 min read ![Image 5: A Look Back as We Look Ahead: 2017 in Review](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/bd62a55daae50fdec0d6a6b238034607.png) Acronis Responds, Protects Users from Spectre and Meltdown New security research has been made public revealing the Meltdown (CVE-2017-5754) and Spectre (CVE-2017-5753 and CVE-2017-5715) vulnerabilities in modern processors. These vulnerabilities allow programs to break the isolation between applications, which means malicious applications could access the memory of another program running on the same machine. (For a detailed attack description, please visit https://spectreattack.com/ or https://meltdownattack.com/.)](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/acronis-responds-protects-users-spectre-and-meltdown/) [08 January 2018 — 4 min read ![Image 6: Faster Global Internet Speeds Good News for Cloud Users](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/8d171c9d5dce1ca04801e22dc732de75.png) Ransomware Forecast 2018: Expect Cars, Homes, Medical Equipment and Wearables to be Targeted Ransomware continues to threaten anyone using a Windows, macOS, or Android device, and individuals and business owners alike are paying ransoms because they don’t adequately protect their systems. While anti-ransomware solutions are available for devices like laptops, PCs and mobile phones, other Internet of Things (IoT) devices remain at risk. Our 2018 Ransomware Forecast looks at what threats we may soon face.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/ransomware-forecast-2018-expect-cars-homes-medical-equipment-and-wearables-be-targeted/) [03 January 2018 — 3 min read ![Image 7: How Acronis VARs Can Package, Market and Sell GDPR-Compliant Data Protection Products](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/f62a350b7e35dfe1e3dd057a635af90b.png) How Acronis VARs Can Package, Market and Sell GDPR-Compliant Data Protection Products The European Union (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) that is coming into effect on May 25, 2018 presents a great opportunity for Acronis value-added resellers (VARs) to offer GDPR-compliant products to companies and organizations affected by the new regulation.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/how-acronis-vars-can-package-market-and-sell-gdpr-compliant-data-protection-products/) [02 January 2018 — 2 min read ![Image 8: 3 Steps to Reduce Work Stress and Grow in 2018](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/e44479aa9902652a121944102811a7bd.png) 3 Steps to Reduce Work Stress and Grow in 2018 If your New Year’s Resolutions list includes “reduce stress,” “make smart investments” and “over-deliver,” you’re not alone. Dreaming big at the beginning of the year is easy to do. Certainly those who look to the previous year for key lessons to learn from are probably at an advantage.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/3-steps-reduce-work-stress-and-grow-2018/) [29 December 2017 — 1 min read ![Image 9: Eggnog Reflections](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/30ed349a67c19cf8c26685d868f90f47.png) Eggnog Reflections As I’m sitting here sipping on my eggnog, I’m thinking about how much changes in a year. These words were not even a common part of my vocabulary 12 months ago: ransomware, Bitcoin, ICO, digital identity, GDPR, blockchain, AI and machine learning.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/eggnog-reflections/) [27 December 2017 — 2 min read ![Image 10: Faster Global Internet Speeds Good News for Cloud Users](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/8d171c9d5dce1ca04801e22dc732de75.png) Faster Global Internet Speeds Good News for Cloud Users Today’s internet speeds worldwide are 30 percent faster on average than last year, according to the recently published November 2017 Speedtest Global Index from Ookla, a global broadband speed test company that operates the famous speedtest.net website.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/faster-global-internet-speeds-good-news-cloud-users/) [24 December 2017 — 7 min read ![Image 11: Digital Evolution: The Trends to Watch in 2018](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/18a373b02d45b7c3ed01a5efacfff718.png) Digital Evolution: The Trends to Watch in 2018 The only constant in the world is change, and that is especially true in the field of technology. So what changes can we expect in 2018?](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/digital-evolution-trends-watch-2018/) [21 December 2017 — 2 min read ![Image 12: Understanding GDPR Through the Lens of Sarbannes-Oxley (SOX)](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/74dd033305077b8ad219667201379601.png) Understanding GDPR Through the Lens of Sarbannes-Oxley (SOX) The European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is coming into effect on May 25, 2018, and for many companies, the challenges presented by this new regulation may be reminiscent of the USA’s Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) from the early 2000s. Just like GDPR, SOX was designed to increase data transparency, and just like GDPR, it had a global effect, including on many companies outside of U.S. jurisdiction.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/understanding-gdpr-through-lens-sarbannes-oxley-sox/) [21 December 2017 — 7 min read ![Image 13: A Look Back as We Look Ahead: 2017 in Review](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/bd62a55daae50fdec0d6a6b238034607.png) A Look Back as We Look Ahead: 2017 in Review Here we are at the end of another year, and what a year it was. Twelve months ago we made predictions for the year ahead – let’s see how we did.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/look-back-we-look-ahead-2017-review/) [1](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/categories/it-channel-insights/page/1/)...[43](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/categories/it-channel-insights/page/43/) [44](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/categories/it-channel-insights/page/44/) [45](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/categories/it-channel-insights/page/45/) [46](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/categories/it-channel-insights/page/46/) [47](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/categories/it-channel-insights/page/47/)...[85](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/categories/it-channel-insights/page/85/)